probe

调查、侦查

The newspaper's probe uncovered years of illegal payments to officials.

该报的调查揭露了多年来向官员非法付款的情形。

探测器

The space probe sent back the first images of the planet's surface.

这具太空探测器传回了该行星表面的第一批影像。

探针、探测棒

The dentist used a thin probe to check for decay.

牙医用细探针检查是否有蛀牙。

调查、追查、查探

Investigators are still probing the cause of the factory fire.

调查人员仍在追查这场工厂火灾的起因。

试探、探问

She kept probing for details about my new job.

她不断试探，想打听我新工作的细节。

探测、探查

The doctor gently probed the swollen area with her fingers.

医师用手指轻轻探查肿起来的部位。